Page 60 - Alcorn Magazine - Spring, 2019

KIMBERLY MCDONALD TAYLOR INSPIRES OTHERS WITH HER CUSTOM JEWELRY
Kimberly McDonald Taylor, a 1997 alumna, is the owner and creator of AL- iSFE (A little something for everyone). She began her business by making jew- elry, posters, and shadow boxes. She uses her business to motivate and en- courage others.
LAKESHIA MYERS ELECTED TO THE WISCONSIN STATE ASSEMBLY
LaKeshia Myers, a Milwaukee, Wiscon- sin resident and native was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly (House of Representatives). Myers is a 2006 gradu- ate of Alcorn.
PANDORA WHITE NAMED 2018-2019 GILMAN ALUM- NI AMBASSADOR
Pandora White, a Fayette, Mississippi native who earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry in 2013 was selected as the 2018-2019 Gilman Alumni Ambassador. White is a former Gilman Scholarship re- cipient, which is awarded to undergradu- ates to help aid them during their studies abroad.
BRITTANY NOBLE JONES LANDS NEW GIG WITH NBC IN NEW YORK
Brittany Noble Jones, Alcorn State Uni- versity 2009 alumna and former news anchor at WJTV Channel 12, has made the jump to a new platform in New York City. Jones is the newest digital contrib- utor for NBC Black, where she reports on news, sports, and entertainment stories.
DR. SHELBY WILKES ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE GEORGIA STATE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
Dr. Shelby Wilkes ‘74 was recently elect- ed president of the Georgia State Med- ical Association in Atlanta. Wilkes, who is one of the co-founders of the Atlanta Eye Consultants, serves as a vitreoretinal surgeon at the practice.
DR. TAMEKA WINSTON APPOINTED INTERIM ASSOCI- ATE VICE PRESIDENT OF RESEARCH AND INSTITUTION- AL ADVANCEMENT AT TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
Dr. Tameka Winston, a 2001 alumna, is the interim associate vice president of Research and Institutional Advancement at Tennessee State University in Nash- ville. Her new duties include working with the vice president of Research and Institutional Advancement in carrying
out special projects and initiatives that further the growth and development of TSU.
KELVIN CARTER NAMED VICE PRESIDENT OF PRO- GRAMS FOR ST. LOUIS ORGANIZATION, UNLEASHING POTENTIAL
Kelvin Carter, who earned a bachelor’s degree in industrial technologies in 1997, was recently named vice president for Unleashing Potential in St. Louis, Mis- souri.
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